Six Principles for Building a Truly Inclusive School – Toni Barton Book Release & Talk
Date and Time
Apr 5, 2025 5:00 pm
Location
450K
450 K St NW, Washington, District of Columbia, 20001
Apr 5, 2025 5:00 pm
450K
Join us for as book release and talk with Author Toni Barton Six Principles for Building a Truly Inclusive School: A Call to Action for K–12 Leaders
This action-oriented guide details how school leaders can take an active role in transforming school systems so that they are truly inclusive—promoting belonging and academic success for exceptional learners and across all student subgroups. Centered around the key idea that learner variability is the norm rather than the exception, and that everyone from the school leader to the general education teacher to policymakers to community members must play a role, the book takes readers on a learning journey through student stories, self-reflection questions, goal-setting activities, practical tips, and community-based calls to action. It details six research-based core principles that provoke deep thinking and prompt actionable change, asking each reader to understand their role in disrupting the current status quo for exceptional learners. Six Principles for Building a Truly Inclusive School is key reading for school leaders, educators, and educational professionals learning how to be advocates and change makers for inclusivity in their schools and communities.
Toni R. Barton is an education leader, international speaker, and founder of Spelligent, a movement focused on building truly inclusive schools. With a career spanning K-12 leadership, higher education, and policy, she has worked alongside educators and organizations nationwide to disrupt outdated school models and design learning environments where every student thrives. Her work has been featured in Forbes, The Hechinger Report, and Ed Post, and her podcast, School DisruptEd, ranks in the top 10% globally.
Her book, Six Principles for Building a Truly Inclusive School, is a bold call to action for educators ready to move beyond surface-level inclusion efforts and create transformational change.
